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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (59 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (81 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Moderate
Pro Tip: Start with the fill-in-the-blank clues - they're usually the easiest entry points!
Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. They're charged for long trips | 6 |
| 2A | 7. Tool with a point | 3 |
| 3A | 10. No longer in as good a place | 8 |
| 4A | 18. Here | 7 |
| 5A | 20. Early smartphone model of the 2000s | 4 |
| 6A | 21. Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking | 8 |
| 7A | 22. King's assessment of his son the Crusader? | 21 |
| 8A | 25. Parisian possessive | 4 |
| 9A | 26. D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking | 3 |
| 10A | 27. Nickname heard in 8-Down | 3 |
| 11A | 28. Harder to grasp, in a way | 6 |
| 12A | 29. Done deal | 4 |
| 13A | 30. "Swan Lake" role | 6 |
| 14A | 32. Disney World souvenir | 3 |
| 15A | 35. Davis of old Hollywood | 5 |
| 16A | 36. The possibility of losing one's job, e.g. | 8 |
| 17A | 38. Radiate | 5 |
| 18A | 40. Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him? | 19 |
| 19A | 46. "I didn't expect that!" | 5 |
| 20A | 47. Corner key | 3 |
| 21A | 48. Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen" | 3 |
| 22A | 49. Marine menace | 4 |
| 23A | 51. With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"? | 10 |
| 24A | 56. Nail salon brand | 3 |
| 25A | 58. Gal from Israel | 5 |
| 26A | 59. Something athletes strive to break | 3 |
| 27A | 60. Dots on faces | 4 |
| 28A | 61. Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st | 3 |
| 29A | 62. Customarily | 7 |
| 30A | 64. Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"? | 15 |
| 31A | 68. Team transports | 7 |
| 32A | 71. Inserted, as into a printer | 3 |
| 33A | 72. It's over your head | 4 |
| 34A | 73. Capture | 3 |
| 35A | 76. No Mr. Nice Guy | 5 |
| 36A | 77. Scratch the surface of, say | 3 |
| 37A | 78. See 51-Across | 10 |
| 38A | 81. Fly in the ointment | 4 |
| 39A | 82. Weed killer | 3 |
| 40A | 84. Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr. | 3 |
| 41A | 86. Shake off | 5 |
| 42A | 87. Schnozz, honker or beak? | 19 |
| 43A | 94. Broke down | 5 |
| 44A | 95. Castle fortifications | 8 |
| 45A | 96. Leave red-faced | 5 |
| 46A | 100. Sign of a smashing success | 3 |
| 47A | 101. Right-leaning? | 6 |
| 48A | 102. Olympian queen | 4 |
| 49A | 106. Sunni or Shiite | 6 |
| 50A | 108. One wearing a striped shirt, informally | 3 |
| 51A | 110. ___Arts, school in Santa Clarita | 3 |
| 52A | 111. Pool equipment | 4 |
| 53A | 112. Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day? | 21 |
| 54A | 118. Very quickly | 8 |
| 55A | 119. Getting warm | 4 |
| 56A | 120. "The Godfather" weapon | 7 |
| 57A | 121. Movable parts of record players | 8 |
| 58A | 122. "Might I ___ …" | 3 |
| 59A | 123. Competes for, as a contract | 6 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. They're charged for long trips"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
- Similar words include: tesla, Nikola Tesla, Tesla
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TESLAS
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2A: "7. Tool with a point"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AWL
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3A: "10. No longer in as good a place"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: WORSEOFF
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4A: "18. Here"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ONEARTH
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5A: "20. Early smartphone model of the 2000s"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: TREO
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6A: "21. Conflict that ended with the Treaty of Nanking"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: OPIUMWAR
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7A: "22. King's assessment of his son the Crusader?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________________
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Answer: GOODKNIGHTSWEETPRINCE
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8A: "25. Parisian possessive"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ALUI
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9A: "26. D.O.J. branch that deals with trafficking"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
- Similar words include: Drug Enforcement Administration, Drug Enforcement Agency
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEA
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10A: "27. Nickname heard in 8-Down"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TEX
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11A: "28. Harder to grasp, in a way"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EELIER
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12A: "29. Done deal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular instance of selling
- Similar words include: cut-rate sale, sales agreement, sales event
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SALE
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13A: "30. "Swan Lake" role"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ODETTE
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14A: "32. Disney World souvenir"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CEL
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15A: "35. Davis of old Hollywood"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BETTE
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16A: "36. The possibility of losing one's job, e.g."
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any agent that causes stress to an organism
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: STRESSOR
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17A: "38. Radiate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
- Similar words include: transude, exudate, ooze out
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXUDE
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18A: "40. Santa's view on loyalty for those who help him?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________________
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Answer: TOTHINEOWNELFBETRUE
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19A: "46. "I didn't expect that!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OHGEE
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20A: "47. Corner key"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ESC
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21A: "48. Platt who starred in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a mountain or tall hill
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BEN
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22A: "49. Marine menace"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- Similar words include: killer whale, killer, grampus
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ORCA
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23A: "51. With 61-Down and 78-Across, "Food at this restaurant stinks, but the duck seems fine"?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FAREISFOUL
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24A: "56. Nail salon brand"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPI
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25A: "58. Gal from Israel"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GADOT
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26A: "59. Something athletes strive to break"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
- Similar words include: association, attach, tie-up
- Opposite of: disconnect, untie
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Answer: TIE
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27A: "60. Dots on faces"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a disease of poultry
- Similar words include: radar target, pip, worst
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: PIPS
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28A: "61. Gam_ show purchas_ from Ryan S_acr_st"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
- Similar words include: one, i, 1
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ANE
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29A: "62. Customarily"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: ASARULE
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30A: "64. Frequent question about the spelling of "Caribbean"?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______________
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Answer: TWOBSORNOTTWOBS
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31A: "68. Team transports"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cart that is drawn by an ox
- Similar words include: oxcart
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: OXCARTS
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32A: "71. Inserted, as into a printer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any federal law-enforcement officer
- Similar words include: course, flow, federal official
- Opposite of: starve
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Answer: FED
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33A: "72. It's over your head"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
- Similar words include: ceiling, cap
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ROOF
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34A: "73. Capture"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a flexible container with a single opening
- Similar words include: pocket, handbag, traveling bag
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: BAG
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35A: "76. No Mr. Nice Guy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states labor leader who was the first president of the afl-cio (1894-1980)
- Similar words include: George Meany, meanie, unkind person
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEANY
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36A: "77. Scratch the surface of, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the month following february and preceding april
- Similar words include: spoil, blemish, deflower
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MAR
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37A: "78. See 51-Across"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: __________
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Answer: FOWLISFAIR
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38A: "81. Fly in the ointment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sharp protuberance
- Similar words include: split, rip, hitch
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SNAG
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39A: "82. Weed killer"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a tool with a flat blade attached at right angles to a long handle
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HOE
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40A: "84. Where the C.D.C. is headquartered: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATL
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41A: "86. Shake off"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that escape, either physically or mentally
- Similar words include: escape, sidestep, hedge
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ELUDE
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42A: "87. Schnozz, honker or beak?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___________________
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Answer: ANOSEBYANYOTHERNAME
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43A: "94. Broke down"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that utter a sudden loud cry
- Similar words include: outcry, call out, cry out
- Opposite of: laugh
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Answer: CRIED
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44A: "95. Castle fortifications"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
- Similar words include: parapet, breastwork
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: PARAPETS
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45A: "96. Leave red-faced"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
- Similar words include: embarrass
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ABASH
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46A: "100. Sign of a smashing success"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: SRO
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47A: "101. Right-leaning?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
- Similar words include: Italic language
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: ITALIC
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48A: "102. Olympian queen"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that queen of the olympian gods in ancient greek mythology; sister and wife of zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women zeus fell in love with; identified with roman juno
- Similar words include: Here
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: HERA
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49A: "106. Sunni or Shiite"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a believer in or follower of islam
- Similar words include: Islamic, Moslem
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: MUSLIM
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50A: "108. One wearing a striped shirt, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or american football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Similar words include: referee
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REF
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51A: "110. ___Arts, school in Santa Clarita"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: CAL
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52A: "111. Pool equipment"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
- Similar words include: pool cue, pool stick, cue stick
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CUES
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53A: "112. Warning to a beachgoer on St. Patrick's Day?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____________________
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Answer: BEWARETHETIDESOFMARCH
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54A: "118. Very quickly"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: INATRICE
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55A: "119. Getting warm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that move towards
- Similar words include: approach, skinny, draw close
- Opposite of: far
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Answer: NEAR
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56A: "120. "The Godfather" weapon"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an instrument of execution for execution by strangulation
- Similar words include: garotte, iron collar, garrotte
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: GARROTE
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57A: "121. Movable parts of record players"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TONEARMS
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58A: "122. "Might I ___ …""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
- Similar words include: ADHD, add up, lend
- Opposite of: take away, subtract
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Answer: ADD
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59A: "123. Competes for, as a contract"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: BIDSON
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Costume garments made from bedsheets | 5 |
| 2D | 2. ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown | 5 |
| 3D | 3. Hub for K-pop | 5 |
| 4D | 4. Many a casual fitted top | 9 |
| 5D | 5. Flood protection? | 3 |
| 6D | 6. Depot: Abbr. | 3 |
| 7D | 7. Specialized skill | 3 |
| 8D | 8. Wayne's world? | 8 |
| 9D | 9. Rob of "The West Wing" | 4 |
| 10D | 10. Tribulation | 3 |
| 11D | 11. Get off the fence | 3 |
| 12D | 12. Like dark green avocados | 4 |
| 13D | 13. No-lose situation | 7 |
| 14D | 14. Microphone inventor ___ Berliner | 5 |
| 15D | 15. Take full responsibility for something | 5 |
| 16D | 16. Aspect | 5 |
| 17D | 17. "___ Jacques" | 5 |
| 18D | 19. Like some cameras and agendas | 6 |
| 19D | 20. "Really?" | 6 |
| 20D | 23. Honkers | 5 |
| 21D | 24. Stand out | 5 |
| 22D | 30. "… ___ quit!" | 3 |
| 23D | 31. Spa handout | 5 |
| 24D | 33. Formerly with law enforcement, informally | 5 |
| 25D | 34. Garage job | 4 |
| 26D | 37. What a detail-oriented person might "dot" | 4 |
| 27D | 39. Animal house | 3 |
| 28D | 40. Cuisine with boat noodles | 4 |
| 29D | 41. No Mr. Nice Guy | 4 |
| 30D | 42. Prefix suggesting low cost | 5 |
| 31D | 43. Nature calls | 5 |
| 32D | 44. Language that's the source of the word "khaki" | 4 |
| 33D | 45. Earth Day subj. | 4 |
| 34D | 46. Many a time | 3 |
| 35D | 50. Absorbed, as a cost | 3 |
| 36D | 52. Difficult position | 4 |
| 37D | 53. Little untruths | 4 |
| 38D | 54. Special ___ | 3 |
| 39D | 55. Uncle Sam's land, informally | 5 |
| 40D | 57. Lead-in to dollar or chemical | 5 |
| 41D | 58. Talk at length | 3 |
| 42D | 61. See 51-Across | 3 |
| 43D | 62. Gone wrong, for short? | 4 |
| 44D | 63. L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics | 4 |
| 45D | 64. "Scent of a Woman" dance | 5 |
| 46D | 65. Twisted | 3 |
| 47D | 66. Tried for a second term, say | 5 |
| 48D | 67. AAA job | 3 |
| 49D | 68. Meditation sounds | 3 |
| 50D | 69. TV role for Lucy Lawless | 4 |
| 51D | 70. James of "Misery" | 4 |
| 52D | 73. Author who coined the word "munchkin" | 4 |
| 53D | 74. Campaign worker | 4 |
| 54D | 75. Coll. senior's test | 3 |
| 55D | 77. Selina ___, the veep on "Veep" | 5 |
| 56D | 78. Parade attraction | 5 |
| 57D | 79. On its way | 4 |
| 58D | 80. Memorization tool | 9 |
| 59D | 82. ___ honor (honorific for a judge) | 3 |
| 60D | 83. Eastern ties | 4 |
| 61D | 85. Represented | 8 |
| 62D | 88. Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7 | 7 |
| 63D | 89. Find charming | 5 |
| 64D | 90. Lost shipment inquiry | 6 |
| 65D | 91. "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L. | 5 |
| 66D | 92. Final words | 6 |
| 67D | 93. Partner of parks, for short | 3 |
| 68D | 96. Scope | 5 |
| 69D | 97. Spanish for "good" | 5 |
| 70D | 98. Dam on the Nile | 5 |
| 71D | 99. List of candidates | 5 |
| 72D | 103. Mozart can be seen on some of them | 5 |
| 73D | 104. Odd-numbered page | 5 |
| 74D | 105. Ghost-faced | 5 |
| 75D | 107. Israeli P.M. before Rabin | 4 |
| 76D | 109. Europe's tallest active volcano | 4 |
| 77D | 113. Channel for cinephiles | 3 |
| 78D | 114. "___ All That" (2021 rom-com) | 3 |
| 79D | 115. Family man | 3 |
| 80D | 116. "Marvy!" | 3 |
| 81D | 117. Doctor's order, for short | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Costume garments made from bedsheets"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient rome
- Similar words include: toga
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOGAS
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2D: "2. ___ Holmes, 2020s role for Millie Bobby Brown"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ENOLA
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3D: "3. Hub for K-pop"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the capital of south korea and the largest city of asia; located in northwestern south korea
- Similar words include: capital of South Korea
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SEOUL
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4D: "4. Many a casual fitted top"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: LADIESTEE
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5D: "5. Flood protection?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (judaism) sacred chest where the ancient hebrews kept the two tablets containing the ten commandments
- Similar words include: Ark of the Covenant
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ARK
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6D: "6. Depot: Abbr."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: STN
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7D: "7. Specialized skill"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the products of human creativity; works of art collectively
- Similar words include: prowess, artwork, graphics
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ART
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8D: "8. Wayne's world?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a film about life in the western united states during the period of exploration and development
- Similar words include: Western, horse opera, western sandwich
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: WESTERNS
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9D: "9. Rob of "The West Wing""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LOWE
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10D: "10. Tribulation"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that misery resulting from affliction
- Similar words include: suffering, woefulness
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: WOE
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11D: "11. Get off the fence"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that select as an alternative over another
- Similar words include: choose, prefer
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPT
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12D: "12. Like dark green avocados"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used
- Similar words include: advanced, good, right
- Opposite of: green
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Answer: RIPE
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13D: "13. No-lose situation"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SUREBET
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14D: "14. Microphone inventor ___ Berliner"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the boy whose upbringing was described by jean-jacques rousseau
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EMILE
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15D: "15. Take full responsibility for something"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: OWNIT
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16D: "16. Aspect"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a distinct feature or element in a problem
- Similar words include: aspect
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FACET
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17D: "17. "___ Jacques""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: FRERE
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18D: "19. Like some cameras and agendas"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that prevent from being seen or discovered
- Similar words include: hide, obscure, blot out
- Opposite of: show
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Answer: HIDDEN
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19D: "20. "Really?""
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- Pattern: ______
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Answer: THATSO
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20D: "23. Honkers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- Similar words include: goofball, goose, jackass
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: GEESE
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21D: "24. Stand out"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that distinguish oneself
- Similar words include: surpass, stand out
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXCEL
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22D: "30. "… ___ quit!""
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ORI
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23D: "31. Spa handout"
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- Think of something that a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TOWEL
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24D: "33. Formerly with law enforcement, informally"
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EXFBI
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25D: "34. Garage job"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a substance capable of reducing friction by making surfaces smooth or slippery
- Similar words include: lubricate, lubricator, lubricating substance
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: LUBE
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26D: "37. What a detail-oriented person might "dot""
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: THEI
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27D: "39. Animal house"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the habitation of wild animals
- Similar words include: lair, hideaway, hideout
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DEN
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28D: "40. Cuisine with boat noodles"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of thailand
- Similar words include: Siamese, Tai, Central Thai
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: THAI
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29D: "41. No Mr. Nice Guy"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Similar words include: demon, monster, devil
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OGRE
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30D: "42. Prefix suggesting low cost"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ECONO
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31D: "43. Nature calls"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a deep prolonged loud noise
- Similar words include: holloa, yawl, roaring
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ROARS
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32D: "44. Language that's the source of the word "khaki""
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- Think of something that the official literary language of pakistan, closely related to hindi; widely used in india (mostly by moslems); written in arabic script
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: URDU
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33D: "45. Earth Day subj."
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ECOL
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34D: "46. Many a time"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that many times at short intervals
- Similar words include: frequently, oftentimes, ofttimes
- Opposite of: infrequently, rarely
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Answer: OFT
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35D: "50. Absorbed, as a cost"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
- Similar words include: use up, corrode, deplete
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: ATE
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36D: "52. Difficult position"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a point located with respect to surface features of some region
- Similar words include: smear, daub, pip
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SPOT
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37D: "53. Little untruths"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a trivial lie
- Similar words include: fib, story, taradiddle
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: FIBS
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38D: "54. Special ___"
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- Think of something that (roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of saturn; counterpart of greek rhea and cybele of ancient asia minor
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OPS
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39D: "55. Uncle Sam's land, informally"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: USOFA
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40D: "57. Lead-in to dollar or chemical"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: PETRO
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41D: "58. Talk at length"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that light informal conversation for social occasions
- Similar words include: chin-wag, chitchat, tittle-tattle
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GAB
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42D: "61. See 51-Across"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: AND
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43D: "62. Gone wrong, for short?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that one who is away or absent without leave
- Similar words include: truant
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AWOL
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44D: "63. L.A.'s ___ Stadium, site of the opening ceremony of the 2028 Olympics"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: SOFI
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45D: "64. "Scent of a Woman" dance"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ballroom dance of latin-american origin
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: TANGO
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46D: "65. Twisted"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that humorously sarcastic or mocking
- Similar words include: dry, ironical, ironic
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: WRY
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47D: "66. Tried for a second term, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that broadcast again, as of a film
- Similar words include: rebroadcast, rerun
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RERAN
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48D: "67. AAA job"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
- Similar words include: towage
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TOW
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49D: "68. Meditation sounds"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: OMS
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50D: "69. TV role for Lucy Lawless"
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: XENA
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51D: "70. James of "Misery""
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- Pattern: ____
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Answer: CAAN
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52D: "73. Author who coined the word "munchkin""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that united states writer of children's books (1856-1919)
- Similar words include: Frank Baum, Lyman Frank Brown
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: BAUM
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53D: "74. Campaign worker"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
- Similar words include: aide-de-camp, auxiliary, adjutant
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: AIDE
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54D: "75. Coll. senior's test"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: GRE
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55D: "77. Selina ___, the veep on "Veep""
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: MEYER
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56D: "78. Parade attraction"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
- Similar words include: be adrift, swim, ice-cream float
- Opposite of: sink
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Answer: FLOAT
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57D: "79. On its way"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that 100 senti equal 1 kroon in estonia
- Similar words include: mail, institutionalize, broadcast
- Opposite of: unsent
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Answer: SENT
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58D: "80. Memorization tool"
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- Think of something that a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher
- Similar words include: flash card
- Pattern: _________
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Answer: FLASHCARD
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59D: "82. ___ honor (honorific for a judge)"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HER
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60D: "83. Eastern ties"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (west indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
- Similar words include: obeah, obi
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: OBIS
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61D: "85. Represented"
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- Think of something that embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- Similar words include: symbolise, epitomise, typify
- Pattern: ________
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Answer: TYPIFIED
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62D: "88. Wally ___, astronaut who commanded Apollo 7"
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- Pattern: _______
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Answer: SCHIRRA
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63D: "89. Find charming"
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- Think of something that love intensely
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ADORE
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64D: "90. Lost shipment inquiry"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods
- Similar words include: tracer bullet
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: TRACER
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65D: "91. "Papa Bear" of the N.F.L."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: HALAS
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66D: "92. Final words"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
- Similar words include: epilogue
- Pattern: ______
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Answer: EPILOG
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67D: "93. Partner of parks, for short"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: REC
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68D: "96. Scope"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- Similar words include: scope, orbit, compass
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: AMBIT
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69D: "97. Spanish for "good""
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- Pattern: _____
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Answer: BUENO
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70D: "98. Dam on the Nile"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an ancient city on the nile in egypt; two dams across the nile have been built nearby
- Similar words include: Assouan, Assuan
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASWAN
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71D: "99. List of candidates"
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- Think of something that (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate
- Similar words include: slating, ticket
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: SLATE
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72D: "103. Mozart can be seen on some of them"
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- Think of something that the basic monetary unit of most members of the european union (introduced in 1999); in 2002 twelve european nations (germany, france, belgium, luxembourg, the netherlands, italy, spain, portugal, ireland, greece, austria, finland) adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
- Similar words include: euro
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: EUROS
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73D: "104. Odd-numbered page"
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- Think of something that right-hand page
- Opposite of: verso
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: RECTO
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74D: "105. Ghost-faced"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - mary w. shelley
- Similar words include: white, blanched, livid
- Pattern: _____
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Answer: ASHEN
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75D: "107. Israeli P.M. before Rabin"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that israeli statesman (born in russia) (1898-1978)
- Similar words include: Golda Meir
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: MEIR
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76D: "109. Europe's tallest active volcano"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inactive volcano in sicily; last erupted in 1961; the highest volcano in europe (10,500 feet)
- Similar words include: bunsen, bunsen burner, Mount Etna
- Pattern: ____
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Answer: ETNA
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77D: "113. Channel for cinephiles"
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- Pattern: ___
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Answer: TCM
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78D: "114. "___ All That" (2021 rom-com)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a very light colorless element that is one of the six inert gasses; the most difficult gas to liquefy; occurs in economically extractable amounts in certain natural gases (as those found in texas and kansas)
- Similar words include: he, helium, He
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: HES
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79D: "115. Family man"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- Similar words include: papa, pa, daddy
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: DAD
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80D: "116. "Marvy!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that extremely pleasing
- Similar words include: fabulous
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: FAB
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81D: "117. Doctor's order, for short"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the use of nuclear magnetic resonance of protons to produce proton density images
- Similar words include: magnetic resonance imaging
- Pattern: ___
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Answer: MRI
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59 Across Clues
81 Down Clues
140 Total Clues
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